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The maps and information in this section were originally extracted from the spatial literacy surname profiler study
carried out at University College London by Daryl Lloyd, Richard Webber and Paul Longley.

I asked in 2006, without reply, for permission to reproduce parts here.
As my mother used often to say, misinterpreting Sir Thomas More, silence means consent.

The study has since been rebranded several times and the last known (2010) host was publicprofiler.org.
Run by Professor Longley, it appears to contain much fascinating information, but parts of the site are not always available.

The Mosaic UK consumer classification system is produced by Experian
and is hilarious or disgusting or necessary - depending on your point of view.
Are you Group A  "Rupert & Felicity" or Group G  "Wayne & Leanne" ?

Explanations of the sub-groups used on the surname maps are no longer free to download
but you should be able to work out where they are coming from, even if you do not agree with your classification.


I have included all of the main lines plus frequent surnames and some variants.
Alphabetically, after SMITH, which was in 1881 and again in 1998, the most common surname in Britain.

The spatial literacy site had some interesting ethnicity information
but almost every surname listed below has a better than 98% chance of English origin
and a better than 99% chance of British origin and is therefore not included.


SURNAME   Click to view map Mosaic Classification in 2003
         
    1881 1998  
         
SMITH Frequency 422,431 514,898 Families on Benefits
  Rank 11
  Per million 15,62013,822
 
BACHELORFrequency435171Sepia Memories
  Rank7,55518,514
  Per million165
 
BALLFrequency24,71734,146Conservative Values
  Rank135131
  Per million914917
 
BALLSFrequency3,8281,186Bungalow Retirement
  Rank1,5094,509
  Per million14232
 
BATCHELERFrequency8993Semi Rural Seclusion
  Rank19,42722,807
  Per million33
 
BATCHELORFrequency5,0747,129White Van Culture
  Rank882851
  Per million188191
 
BECKETTFrequency5,9719,463Coronation Street
  Rank765615
  Per million221254
 
BIRCHFrequency12,27315,941Affluent Blue Collar
  Rank348347
  Per million454428
 
BRIDGERFrequency2,5182,672High Spending Elders
  Rank1,7452,270
  Per million9372
 
BROWNINGFrequency6,0695,994Summer Playgrounds
  Rank7441,027
  Per million224161
 
BURCHFrequency2,2532,951Affluent Blue Collar
  Rank2,3162,048
  Per million8379
 
CONQUESTFrequency428416Golden Empty Nesters
  Rank7,86310,177
  Per million1611
 
COPPFrequency9211145Summer Playgrounds
  Rank4,0824,648
  Per million3431
 
COTTELLFrequency237233Corporate Chieftains
  Rank11,69015,244
  Per million96
 
CROUCHFrequency4,0045,370Bungalow Retirement
  Rank1,1641,144
  Per million148144
 
DILLEYFrequency9481395High Spending Elders
  Rank4,1663,938
  Per million3537
 
ENDERSBYFrequency381707Summer Playground
  Rank8,0396,851
  Per million1419
 
FRENCHFrequency14,63818,764Original Suburbs
  Rank282288
  Per million541504
 
GAYWOODFrequency227340Metro Multiculture
  Rank12,16811,834
  Per million89
 
GODFREYFrequency8,85711,808Cultural Leadership
  Rank482483
  Per million327317
 
GREENFrequency84,151109,554Conservative Values
  Rank2319
  Per million3,1122,941
 
HAREFrequency4,6225,320Global Connections
  Rank9801,155
  Per million171143
 
HENLEYFrequency2,2752,534Tourist Attendants
  Rank1,9522,371
  Per million8468
 
HEYFrequency2,6541,734Coronation Street
  Rank1,6563,255
  Per million9847
 
HILLSFrequency8,2889,935White Van Culture
  Rank518586
  Per million306267
 
HUGHESDON less than 100individuals
 
HUNTFrequency39,74048,644Greenbelt Guardians
  Rank7883
  Per million14691306
 
ISAACFrequency3,7493,777Upland Hill Farmers
  Rank1,2091,609
  Per million139101
 
ISAACSFrequency2,5712,743Global Connections
  Rank1,8572,207
  Per million9574
 
JOHNSONFrequency100,462138,554Families on Benefits
  Rank1210
  Per million3,7153,719
 
KEMPFrequency16,61121,052Sepia Memories
  Rank248252
  Per million614565
 
KITELY less than 100individuals
 
LINCOLNFrequency2,2583,470High Spending Elders
  Rank2,0841,755
  Per million8393
 
MEOPHAM less than 100individuals
 
MEPPEM less than 100individuals
 
OLIVERFrequency21,32828,719In Military Quarters
Map not availableRank162169
  Per million789771
 
PARKERFrequency56,87271,466Small Time Business
  Rank4849
  Per million2,1031,919
 
PATERNOSTERFrequency190369Small Time Business
  Rank16,21611,101
  Per million710
 
PERRYFrequency21,94731,578Bungalow Retirement
  Rank160147
  Per million811848
 
POLHILLFrequency153273Upland Hill Farmers
  Rank15,29713,733
  Per million67
 
POLLEYFrequency7891,145Bungalow Retirement
  Rank4,8734,651
  Per million2931
 
QUAIFEFrequency218209High Spending Elders
  Rank12,11516,335
  Per million86
 
SAMUELSFrequency1,2723,743Metro Multiculture
  Rank3,2261,663
  Per million47100
 
SANDERSFrequency13,58216,332Upland Hill Farmers
  Rank307338
  Per million502438
 
SLATERFrequency18,13822,441Coronation Street
  Rank205229
  Per million671602
 
SURRIDGEFrequency8911,243Sprawling Subtopia
  Rank4,3794,333
  Per million3333
 
SWANTONFrequency230478Pastoral Symphony
  Rank12,2399,145
  Per million913
 
TEMPLERFrequency164142New Urban Colonists
  Rank14,88120,835
  Per million64
 
TOMPKINSFrequency2,5882,951White Van Culture
  Rank1,8282,038
  Per million9679
 
TURNERFrequency83,27899,768Conservative Values
  Rank2428
  Per million3,0792,678
 
WHYBORNFrequency68136University Challenge
  Rank20,16321,336
  Per million34
 
WINGETTFrequency117101Pastoral Symphony
  Rank16,63325,506
  Per million43
 
WOOLARDFrequency430308Just Moved In
  Rank8,54612,670
  Per million168
 
WOLSTENHOLMEFrequency2,3912,231Coronation Street
  Rank1,8242,615
  Per million8860
 
WYATTFrequency8,73711,012Greenbelt Guardians
  Rank494524
  Per million323296
 



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